UNIBET Premier League 2021
Field, Fixtures and Tickets.
Dimitri Van den Bergh and Jose de Sousa will make their Unibet Premier League debuts in 2021, although the start of the season is to be delayed due to current restrictions.
The Premier League will revert to a ten-player format this year, with the bottom two players following Judgement Night after nine games being eliminated from the event. A further seven league nights would then take place ahead of the season-ending Play-Offs, featuring the top four players competing in the semi-finals and final.
Reigning champion Glen Durrant headlines the nine competitors confirmed by the PDC following Sunday’s World Championship final, as the Middlesbrough ace looks to repeat the glory of his debut season in 2020. Last year’s World Matchplay winner Van den Bergh and Grand Slam of Darts champion De Sousa are both included for their first Premier League seasons, although the young Belgian made a Contender appearance in 2019.
Five-time Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen and two-time winner Gary Anderson will be aiming to regain the trophy in 2021, while Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall are also included in the field. The tenth player will be confirmed following The Masters, which is to be played as scheduled at the end of January.
Due to current restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, the start of the 2021 Premier League season is now expected to begin around Easter, with details of any rearranged dates to be confirmed in due course.
The tournament had been set to commence in February in Cardiff, with further league nights planned in Dublin, Newcastle, Rotterdam, Exeter, Belfast, Nottingham and Manchester before Judgement Night in Brighton on April 1. Fans who had tickets for any event which will be moved will be contacted by the Box Office where they purchased the tickets.
2021 Unibet Premier League
Competitors
Michael van Gerwen
Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross
Gary Anderson
Glen Durrant
Nathan Aspinall
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jose de Sousa
Final player to be confirmed following The Masters
Prize Fund:
Winner £250,000
Runner-Up £120,000
Semi-Finalists £80,000
Fifth Place £70,000
Sixth Place £60,000
Seventh Place £55,000
Eighth Place £50,000
Ninth Place £35,00
League Leader’s Bonus £25,000
Total £825,000
2021 Premier League Schedule (TBC)
2020 CHAMPION
GLEN DURRANT
League Leader Glen Durrant
Final – Glen Durrant 11-8 Nathan Aspinall
2019 CHAMPION
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
League Leader Michael van Gerwen
Final – Michael van Gerwen defeated Rob Cross 11-5
2018 CHAMPION
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
League Leader Michael van Gerwen
Final – Michael van Gerwen defeated Michael Smith 11-4
2017 CHAMPION
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
League Leader Michael van Gerwen
Final – Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright 11-10
2016 CHAMPION
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
League Leader Michael van Gerwen
Final – Michael van Gerwen defeated Phil Taylor 11-3
2015 CHAMPION
GARY ANDERSON
League Leader Michael van Gerwen
Final – Gary Anderson defeated Michael van Gerwen 11-7
2014 CHAMPION
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD
League Leader Michael van Gerwen
Final – Raymond van Barneveld defeated Michael van Gerwen 10-6
2013 CHAMPION
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
League Leader Michael van Gerwen
Final – Michael van Gerwen defeated Phil Taylor 10-8
2012 CHAMPION
PHIL TAYLOR
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – Phil Taylor defeated Simon Whitlock 10-7
2011 CHAMPION
GARY ANDERSON
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – Gary Anderson defeated Adrian Lewis 10-4
2010 CHAMPION
PHIL TAYLOR
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – Phil Taylor defeated James Wade 10-8
2009 CHAMPION
JAMES WADE
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – James Wade defeated Mervyn King 13-8
2008 CHAMPION
PHIL TAYLOR
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – Phil Taylor defeated James Wade 16-8
2007 CHAMPION
PHIL TAYLOR
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – Phil Taylor defeated Terry Jenkins 16-6
2006 CHAMPION
PHIL TAYLOR
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – Phil Taylor defeated Roland Scholten 16-6
2005 CHAMPION
PHIL TAYLOR
League Leader Phil Taylor
Final – Phil Taylor defeated Colin Lloyd 16-4
Betway Premier League – Nine-Dart Finishes (8)
2006 – Raymond van Barneveld v Peter Manley (Bournemouth)
2010 – Raymond van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins (Aberdeen)
2010 – Phil Taylor x2 v James Wade (Wembley)
2012 – Phil Taylor v Kevin Painter (Aberdeen)
2012 – Simon Whitlock v Andy Hamilton (The O2)
2016 – Adrian Lewis v James Wade (Belfast)
2017 – Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld (Liverpool)
2019 – Michael Smith v Daryl Gurney (Dublin)
Averages
Highest Winning Average
123.40 Michael van Gerwen 7-1 Michael Smith Aberdeen 2016
Highest Losing Average
115.80 Phil Taylor 3-7 Raymond van Barneveld Glasgow 2015
